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this is just the kind of scenario that u.s. officials had feared with al qaeda's presence in that country. >>> and, in syria tonight, which has been shaken by days of violence, there's word that syria's president might lift the harsh emergency law that has for nearly 50 years allowed the government to arrest and detain people without charging them first. the government is hoping that will calm the major discontent in that country, as well. >>> we turn now to the disaster in the pacific, and yet another major apology tonight from the people who run the fukushima nuclear plant. this latest apology brings into question what can be believed. and there are new questions about whether obvious warning signs were ignored. david wright is in japan again tonight. >> reporter: new aerial images of the smoldering nuclear caldron that refuses to be brought under control. at reactor number one, the roof is completely gone. reactors two and three have holes in the roof. and steam is leaking out. reactor four, the walls are gone. that yellow b
this is just the kind of scenario that u.s. officials had feared with al qaeda's presence in that country. >>> and, in syria tonight, which has been shaken by days of violence, there's word that syria's president might lift the harsh emergency law that has for nearly 50 years allowed the government to arrest and detain people without charging them first. the government is hoping that will calm the major discontent in that country, as well. >>> we turn now to the disaster in...
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so whether the u.s. joins it or not, my hunch is the day will come when you will need an international military presence in libya. >> couric: do you think that this could evolve into a pretty serious civil war among all these fighters? >> i think it has that potential. we really don't know exactly who it is we're helping and what their agenda may ultimately be. so as bad as mr. qaddafi has been and is, the alternatives are not necessarily benign or goode they are for the united states or for the libyan people. >> couric: richard haas from the council on foreign relations. dr. hawses, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> couric: still ahead on the "cbs evening news," the town didn't survive the tsunami but amazingly, nearly everyone in it did. and how a labor movement rose out of the ashes of a deadly fire. ninja 2: ow vo: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. you need to do the preventative things that you need to do for your heart health. for me, it means an aspirin regimen. be
so whether the u.s. joins it or not, my hunch is the day will come when you will need an international military presence in libya. >> couric: do you think that this could evolve into a pretty serious civil war among all these fighters? >> i think it has that potential. we really don't know exactly who it is we're helping and what their agenda may ultimately be. so as bad as mr. qaddafi has been and is, the alternatives are not necessarily benign or goode they are for the united...
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bahrain is an important u.s. ally. there's a u.s. base there. the white house says those saudi military forces do not constitute an invasion. >>> and the 15th victim died today in an awful bus crash on i-95 here in new york this weekend. the bus was coming back from a casino trip. it was cut open by a sign pole. the driver's actions and background are now under investigation. >>> we want to return to the situation in japan now and the fishing port we saw earlier in the broadcast that took the full brunt of the tsunami. the city's hospital was right there on the waterfront and nbc's lee cowan, one of the few reporters who's been able to make his way there. >> reporter: they call it the town that disappeared. all we could find was a shattered footprint at the end of a washed-out road. >> it just doesn't stop. >> reporter: some 17,000 people used to live and fish here. now close to half of them, it's feared, are under the mud. the racing wall of water some 30 feet high was only about a half hour away when the warning went out. at the city's main ho
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today, scientists in the u.s. say we're unprepared. >> a number of cities are at risk on the eastern seaboard for major earthquakes. boston, new york city, charleston. >> reporter: it's not just california. the most dangerous zone is in the middle of the country. in the lower midwest. the last big one here was in 1895. and when, not if, when it happens again, millions would be left homeless and billions in damages. >> in the center of the united states, it's like a hard, cold slab that allows the energy to travel. in california, energy dissipates quicker. >> reporter: jerry is a geologist in memphis. he shows us old buildings that would never make it. they were built long before the strict codes. >> in areas that may receive the most damage, you would expect that those fire department buildings may not be operational. >> reporter: the scientists suggest we test early warning systems. which were working in japan and may have made a difference. they are pushing for more aggressive building codes. and new rules to re
today, scientists in the u.s. say we're unprepared. >> a number of cities are at risk on the eastern seaboard for major earthquakes. boston, new york city, charleston. >> reporter: it's not just california. the most dangerous zone is in the middle of the country. in the lower midwest. the last big one here was in 1895. and when, not if, when it happens again, millions would be left homeless and billions in damages. >> in the center of the united states, it's like a hard, cold...
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some u.s. troops are taking potassium iodide pills brought in from u.s. and south korea stockpiles to help protect them from potential radiation. now, the pentagon is sending a nine-person team to japan to try to figure out exactly how much radiation has escaped and is escaping from those reactors. the next step could be sending several hundred from a specially trained unit to help with decontamination. katie? >> couric: all right. chip reid at the white house tonight. chip, thank you. meanwhile, the nuclear crisis in japan has in some ways overshadowed the growing humanitarian disaster there. the official death toll from the earthquake and tsunami climbed today to nearly 5,700. almost 10,000 are still missing and about 390,000 lost their homes or were forced to leave them. lucy craft now on death and life in the disaster zone. >> reporter: he's shouting "a tsunami's coming." and running for safety to a nearby building. as more dramatic videos like this emerge today, the shock of what's happened continues to flood the japanese psyche. people haunted by sc
some u.s. troops are taking potassium iodide pills brought in from u.s. and south korea stockpiles to help protect them from potential radiation. now, the pentagon is sending a nine-person team to japan to try to figure out exactly how much radiation has escaped and is escaping from those reactors. the next step could be sending several hundred from a specially trained unit to help with decontamination. katie? >> couric: all right. chip reid at the white house tonight. chip, thank you....
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u.s. and the japanese, let's look at what the head of the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission said today to congress about one of those fukushima reactors. >> we believe that secondary containment has been destroyed and there is no water in the spent fuel pool. and we believe that radiation levels are extremely high. >> in other words, the americans saying that it's worse than japanese officials have let on. all of this leads us to a chief environmental affairs correspondent, anne thompson. anne, we thought something was up when the americans wanted their people further away from it than the japanese standard earlier today. what's behind this apparent disagreement? >> reporter: well, brian, it's a crisis in the confidence of the information they are getting from the japanese government. in fact tonight tokyo electric power company is denying that that spent fuel pool is indeed dry. it says that everything is stable at reactor 4. and you have the head of public affairs for the nrc, the nucle
u.s. and the japanese, let's look at what the head of the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission said today to congress about one of those fukushima reactors. >> we believe that secondary containment has been destroyed and there is no water in the spent fuel pool. and we believe that radiation levels are extremely high. >> in other words, the americans saying that it's worse than japanese officials have let on. all of this leads us to a chief environmental affairs correspondent, anne...
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just after 1:30 a.m., u.s. jets arrive, dropping two 500-pound bombs, to push back the unidentified group. at 2:19 a.m., two ospreys reach the stranded fighter pilot. above, choppers stand ready with marines, but they're not needed. one of the ospreys lands and the stranded pilot is rescued. the second crew member landed in a nearby field. the 27-year-old injured his ankles, but was okay. he hid near a farm. the owner of that farm was hit by shrapnel in the bomb dropped to protect the downed airmen. despite the wound, he says he understands. "it was to protect their pilots," he says. "it was a misunderstanding. we forgive them and we thank the coalition forces." another family member told us there was confusion, the airmen thought theville anders were gadhafi forces. but they weren't. they gave the crew member feud and juice and helped him get back to benghazi, where he was eventually picked up by american forces. the family kept his helmet. alex marquardt, abc news, got sultan in eastern libya. >>> and it is h
just after 1:30 a.m., u.s. jets arrive, dropping two 500-pound bombs, to push back the unidentified group. at 2:19 a.m., two ospreys reach the stranded fighter pilot. above, choppers stand ready with marines, but they're not needed. one of the ospreys lands and the stranded pilot is rescued. the second crew member landed in a nearby field. the 27-year-old injured his ankles, but was okay. he hid near a farm. the owner of that farm was hit by shrapnel in the bomb dropped to protect the downed...
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the u.s. government says its residents within 50 miles should leave. >> we think it's a prudent measure to follow the evacuation based on how we would handle a situation like that in the united states. >> reporter: there are six reactors at the site. in unit 1 an explosion destroyed part of an outer building. in unit 2 there may have been an explosion rupturing the containment facility and possibly letting radioactive fuel escape. unit 3 was the target of today's water drops. it too had an explosion of the outer building and it also has exposed fuel rods. unit 4 was shut down for maintenance when the earthquake struck, but it became the subject of a controversy when the head of the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission said its stored fuel rods were totally exposed. units 5 and 6, which are also out of service, may also have problems with their used fuel rods. experts say unit 3 is especially dangerous, because it has recycled fuel that contains plutonium, an even greater health threat than the u
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a federal agent tells cbs news he was ordered to let guns from the u.s. make their way to mexican drug cartels. i'm katie couric. also tonight, president obama's message to qaddafi. >> the violence must stop. moammar qaddafi has lost the legitimacy to lead and he must leave. >> couric: with the threat of a lockout hanging over the players n.f.l. contract talks go into overtime. and sea otters under attack from sharks and something more mysterious. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. they are two presidents leading a war against a common enemy: mexican drug cartels. president obama welcomed mexico's president felipe calderon to the white house today and mr. obama said the two countries are making progress against drug gangs. >> to combat the southbound flow of guns and money we are screening all southbound rail cargo, seizing many more guns bound for mexico and we are putting more gunrunners behind bars. >> couric: but one of the men o
a federal agent tells cbs news he was ordered to let guns from the u.s. make their way to mexican drug cartels. i'm katie couric. also tonight, president obama's message to qaddafi. >> the violence must stop. moammar qaddafi has lost the legitimacy to lead and he must leave. >> couric: with the threat of a lockout hanging over the players n.f.l. contract talks go into overtime. and sea otters under attack from sharks and something more mysterious. captioning sponsored by cbs from...
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today the u.s. moved a destroyer and a marine amphibious task force closer to libya, and the treasury said at least $30 billion in libyan assets have been frozen. in spite of all that and with much of libya in opposition hands, qaddafi still refuses to leave, telling abc "all my people love me." we have a team of correspondents in the region. first, kelly cobiella in tripoli >> reporter: for the second time, a funeral in this eastern suburb of tripoli turned into a protest. people here claimed qaddafi's gunmen killed five of their neighbors during demonstrations last friday. what you don't see are qaddafi's security forces, as they arrived shooting their guns in the air foreign journalists were forced to leave. a cell phone camera caught this battle 125 miles from the capital in the city of misurata. qaddafi's men have been trying to retake an airfield and ammunitions depot for days and still haven't won. closer to the capital, just 30 miles to the west, anti- government protestors are holding the o
today the u.s. moved a destroyer and a marine amphibious task force closer to libya, and the treasury said at least $30 billion in libyan assets have been frozen. in spite of all that and with much of libya in opposition hands, qaddafi still refuses to leave, telling abc "all my people love me." we have a team of correspondents in the region. first, kelly cobiella in tripoli >> reporter: for the second time, a funeral in this eastern suburb of tripoli turned into a protest....
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he said once again that u.s. involvement would be limited, with coalition allies taking over command of the operation. chip reid is at the white house tonight with more on the president's speech. chip, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. the president said he refused to wait for images of slaughter and mass graves before taking action in libya. >> when our interests and values are at stake we have a responsibility to act. >> reporter: president obama explained why he believes it was imperative to take military action in libya. >> to brush aside america's responsibility as a leader and, more profoundly, our responsibilities to our fellow human beings under such circumstances would have been a betrayal of who we are. >> reporter: the president said the intervention in libya is succeeding and said it would be a limited engagement. >> going forward, the lead enn enforcing the nvz and protecting civilians on the ground will transition to you are a allies and partners and i am fully confident that our coalit
he said once again that u.s. involvement would be limited, with coalition allies taking over command of the operation. chip reid is at the white house tonight with more on the president's speech. chip, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. the president said he refused to wait for images of slaughter and mass graves before taking action in libya. >> when our interests and values are at stake we have a responsibility to act. >> reporter: president obama explained why...
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now, the u.s. census tells us it's 16 million, up two million in two years. that is the fastest fall for the middle class since the government started counting 51 years ago. one of the areas suffering the most is otherwise advertised as "the happiest place on earth"-- the counties around disney world and orlando. just on highway 192, the road to disney world, 67 motels house about 500 homeless kids. the government counts them homeless if they have only temporary shelter. in seminole county schools, a thousand students have recently lost their homes. how many of you, in the last few weeks, have gone to bed hungry? at casselberry school, students whose families are at the poverty level or slightly above qualify for the free lunch program. we talked with some of those kids, with their parents' permission. who can tell me what it's like to feel hungry? >> it's, like, hard. you can't sleep. you just, like, wait. you just go to sleep for, like, five minutes and you wake up again. and your, like, stomach hurts, and you're thinking, "i can't sleep. i'm going to try a
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the u.s. of top management. >> doggett: we can't write a law that their lawyers can't get around. that's the whole problem here. >> stahl: you're in congress. why did congress write these laws that allowed this to happen? >> doggett: there's been a lot of arm twisting, a lot of effective lobbying here, and some really smart tax lawyers figuring out how to game the system with one shenanigan after another. >> stahl: but are they shenanigans, or is it the law? >> doggett: i think it was a shenanigan when some of these companies felt so strongly about america that they renounced their american citizenship and began saluting a foreign flag. they exploited a provision in our tax laws and moved offshore. >> stahl: congress tried to put a stop to that with a law passed in 2004 mandating that any company that wanted to move offshore would still have to pay the 35%. but because of loopholes in the tax code, companies can substantially lower their taxes by moving chunks of their businesses to their fore
the u.s. of top management. >> doggett: we can't write a law that their lawyers can't get around. that's the whole problem here. >> stahl: you're in congress. why did congress write these laws that allowed this to happen? >> doggett: there's been a lot of arm twisting, a lot of effective lobbying here, and some really smart tax lawyers figuring out how to game the system with one shenanigan after another. >> stahl: but are they shenanigans, or is it the law? >>...
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u.s. involvement in libya. >> also, how -- how the deadly superbug and the drugs that can't fight. >> and the billionaire doing his civic duty. >> and then late other "nightline." >> coming up next on "nightline" the latest on nuclear nightmare in japan. the possible crack in the reactor there, and the south park guys bring dancing mormons to broadway. and a look at axe. a company that convinced men that sex appeal comes in a can. [ female announcer ] the jcpenney big one day sale is saturday! don't miss amazing 4-hour steals. like worthington separates -- 50% off. and stylish dress shirts or ties, just $19.99. find okie dokie for every cutie -- $4.99! and bright sheets, only $19.99. plus, with jcp cash, earn $10 off unlike other stores we don't make you come back to save! we make spring bright -- you make it bloom. go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. we make it affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> president obama
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u.s. diplomat hillary clinton was coupled with a plea for hard cash to get america's message back on track and or he's going to trickle down reports the secretary of state doesn't believe the home grown news channels are up to the task here is what we have learned from hillary clinton's statement we are officially at war information war by we i mean english language nonu west one media which provide alternative views on world news use which often run in contrast to the coverage of events by the us mainstream media story clinton was defending her department budget in congress she says a major reason the state department needs money is because the u.s. is losing the evil nation war and among those media who are winning that war hillary clinton named our team we are in an information war and we are losing that war i'll be very blunt in my assessment. is winning. the chinese have opened up a global english language and multi language television network the russians have opened up an english la
u.s. diplomat hillary clinton was coupled with a plea for hard cash to get america's message back on track and or he's going to trickle down reports the secretary of state doesn't believe the home grown news channels are up to the task here is what we have learned from hillary clinton's statement we are officially at war information war by we i mean english language nonu west one media which provide alternative views on world news use which often run in contrast to the coverage of events by the...
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the u.s. army private believed responsible for supplying a frova of documents to whistle blowing website wiki leaks has had twenty two more charges brought against him including aiding the enemy which can carry the death penalty although prosecutors say be able to apply for it intelligence analysts private bradley manning is currently being held at a military jail in virginia he faces a hearing in may or june to determine whether there's enough evidence to try him. astronauts on board the space shuttle discovery took a final space walk around the international space station to get the outpost before the shuttle program winds up discovery is headed into retirement after this flight and only two or shuttle trips remain by endeavor and then be atlantis where the crew used the trip outside to repair a broken problem as well as remove experiment kraj for the shuttle will remain at the space station until sunday. the second prototype of the future of russia's fighter jet program has successfully com
the u.s. army private believed responsible for supplying a frova of documents to whistle blowing website wiki leaks has had twenty two more charges brought against him including aiding the enemy which can carry the death penalty although prosecutors say be able to apply for it intelligence analysts private bradley manning is currently being held at a military jail in virginia he faces a hearing in may or june to determine whether there's enough evidence to try him. astronauts on board the space...
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at home and abroad u.s. funded media as well as psychological operations for example a leaked classified cia document revealed a plan for our lights a quote strategic communication program across nato troop contributors that taps into the key concerns of specific western european audiences that could provide a buffer if apathy becomes opposition to fight declining public support for the war from france and germany as a young girl she recalls the day when the taliban ruled into telecon talked to tank outside her home and kept watch on her family under an eater's. tapped afghan women as the perfect messenger to make an emotional appeal about the taliban and professed their aspirations for the future as this woman does here. some media picked up on this message to hear time. dean equates pulling out u.s. troops from afghanistan with brutality against women however the thing you remember about this poor girl this happened while he was true through there and some like them and it's writer jill bloke with which ar
at home and abroad u.s. funded media as well as psychological operations for example a leaked classified cia document revealed a plan for our lights a quote strategic communication program across nato troop contributors that taps into the key concerns of specific western european audiences that could provide a buffer if apathy becomes opposition to fight declining public support for the war from france and germany as a young girl she recalls the day when the taliban ruled into telecon talked to...
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drug obama says the u.s. will not be take the guns on the roads in the conflict in libya even when nato takes from our mission in washington wants to make sure the dumped on meet the rubble. and more stable lives the forty victims of last year's twin metros still in. shock and they said that other results the flights against terrorists are . very warm welcomes you this is our scene live from moscow libya has seen one coalition air strikes overnight after a day of clashes on the ground between rebels and gadhafi supporters on monday anti-government fighters as follows the west woods but it was stopped on the outskirts of the birthplace of the libyan leader what is a report in the capital recomputing reports of rebels gaining control of sirte were met with shock. lissett is a sense of panic here in the capital city there's almost a sense of fear that you can touch the reports are so conflicting and that is what is making people here so distrait is why now we hear that the rebels are fifty kilometers away from h
drug obama says the u.s. will not be take the guns on the roads in the conflict in libya even when nato takes from our mission in washington wants to make sure the dumped on meet the rubble. and more stable lives the forty victims of last year's twin metros still in. shock and they said that other results the flights against terrorists are . very warm welcomes you this is our scene live from moscow libya has seen one coalition air strikes overnight after a day of clashes on the ground between...
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in a briefing at the pentagon, they also said u.s. forces were preparing to hand off control of the no-fly zone to the nato command, but will will -- will remain responsible for air strikes to protect civilians. >> western warplanes launched a seventh day of air strikes against muammar gaddafi's air forces. encouraged by the raid, the opposition hopes to retake the city soon. >> maybe today or tomorrow. [unintelligible] >> in the rebel stronghold, the imam thanks coalition forces for intervening. these photos show victims of the fighting from the rebels' side. >> [inaudible] >> it is unclear how many libyans have died in the conflict. >> japan's nuclear safety agency says it is likely the radioactive material is leaking from part of the number 3 reactor. officials don't think the reactor has cracked but the radioactive material is leaking from somewhere inside. earlier today the japanese prime minister warned the situation is nowhere near being resolved. >> the latest footage of the plant released by the japanese military. radiation a
in a briefing at the pentagon, they also said u.s. forces were preparing to hand off control of the no-fly zone to the nato command, but will will -- will remain responsible for air strikes to protect civilians. >> western warplanes launched a seventh day of air strikes against muammar gaddafi's air forces. encouraged by the raid, the opposition hopes to retake the city soon. >> maybe today or tomorrow. [unintelligible] >> in the rebel stronghold, the imam thanks coalition...
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and a u.s. soldier faces and life behind bars or even the death penalty for choosing to desert the army that he claims was fighting and legal war. and moscow's lights over you switched off today as part of a worldwide movement designed to draw attention to the threat of global warming. all right i will do stay with us for a recap of our top stories i'll be followed by her ati's a spotlight program a coming up in just a few moments with our very special guest. if . sung from phones to impressions. from stunts on t.v. . wealthy british style signs. on. the market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with my stronger for a no holds barred the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report. more news today. fled up the film these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada to. china. today. in india the buildings the grand central shirts in limbo and the. polish president. beatriz old. taj mahal hotel. the summer. hotel. the meridian. hotels ch
and a u.s. soldier faces and life behind bars or even the death penalty for choosing to desert the army that he claims was fighting and legal war. and moscow's lights over you switched off today as part of a worldwide movement designed to draw attention to the threat of global warming. all right i will do stay with us for a recap of our top stories i'll be followed by her ati's a spotlight program a coming up in just a few moments with our very special guest. if . sung from phones to...
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i know her but not only do most u.s. comedians poke fun at the name of the operation they also best express the growing public prostration over the u.s. involvement poll showing the last four decades americans disapproval of a military action has never been as high as it is now with the levy intervention the pentagon saying that the activities in libya that we're only going to be in for a short time and then we're pulling out and they are many times where that our ladies were at war. oh do you. many fear like homer's odysseus it may take the u.s. years to finish the journey. gonna check out our t. washington d.c. . hundreds of thousands of people from across the u.k. are gathering in london to voice their anger over the government's proposed massive slashes to public spending the protest against the eighty billion pound austerity cuts is expected become britain's largest in years what is your emmett's reports now from london. this is really turned into a city wide recess with destruction to travel and to produce it all o
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and all the u.s. top diplomat hillary clinton voiced concern that she also called rest extra cast for both the u.s. gender around the world. our next hour she sits down with former russian ambassador to libya to discuss the potential routes the country may now felt like. his refusal to meet fully has seriously changed trends of the revolution in the middle it's every next step rising in the arab world risks becoming more radical and moderates but more on the fast moving advance i'm joined by the former russian ambassador to libya. i see below and thank you you much mr got out in person lots of times russian didn't make a good choice parole or political he is a very prosperous oriented politician and he said himself. as mr cheever just a knows how we should go. out on the one hand and in the other he's not a blinkered politician when he makes mistakes he knows how to analyze a new situation to draw conclusions and to find a way out of sometimes seemed totally hopeless predicaments so it's not for nothi
and all the u.s. top diplomat hillary clinton voiced concern that she also called rest extra cast for both the u.s. gender around the world. our next hour she sits down with former russian ambassador to libya to discuss the potential routes the country may now felt like. his refusal to meet fully has seriously changed trends of the revolution in the middle it's every next step rising in the arab world risks becoming more radical and moderates but more on the fast moving advance i'm joined by...
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major since the strikes on libya a bonus that the u.s. would like to remove any chance of a get down a victory about appears to confirm suspicions that washington has taken sides in a civil war something russian says is not sanctioned by the u.n. resolution and even when nato takes charge that doesn't mean american bombs will stop following all these guys i'm just a can reports here is what we heard from president obama he said the u.s. involvement in libya will be limited that the goal is to protect civilians and that the u.s. is happy that need always taking command of all libyan operations take a listen this transfer from the united states to nato will take place on wednesday going forward. in enforcing the no fly zone and protecting civilians on the ground will transition to our allies and partners and i am fully confident that our coalition will keep the pressure on develop these remaining forces. you know there for the united states to play a supporting role it may seem that the u.s. is taking its hands arms rather off leader but ma
major since the strikes on libya a bonus that the u.s. would like to remove any chance of a get down a victory about appears to confirm suspicions that washington has taken sides in a civil war something russian says is not sanctioned by the u.n. resolution and even when nato takes charge that doesn't mean american bombs will stop following all these guys i'm just a can reports here is what we heard from president obama he said the u.s. involvement in libya will be limited that the goal is to...
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down has more here is what we heard from president obama is that the u.s. involvement in the game would be limited that the goal is to protect civilians and that the u.s. is happy that nato always taking command of all libyan operations take a listen this transfer from the united states to natal will take place on wednesday going forward the lead in enforcing the no fly zone and protecting civilians on the ground will transition to our allies and partners and i am fully confident that our coalition will keep the pressure on gadhafi as remain in force. you know they're for the united states will play a supporting role it may seem that the u.s. is taking its hands arms rather off leave you but many experts say in reality this formal transition does not make the u.s. any less involved in fact a pentagon official said friday that even as other nations begin taking a larger role in the international air assault mission in libya the pentagon was considering adding air force gunships and other attack aircraft and we've been nato as well the u.s. is the largest con
down has more here is what we heard from president obama is that the u.s. involvement in the game would be limited that the goal is to protect civilians and that the u.s. is happy that nato always taking command of all libyan operations take a listen this transfer from the united states to natal will take place on wednesday going forward the lead in enforcing the no fly zone and protecting civilians on the ground will transition to our allies and partners and i am fully confident that our...
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the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says think you are in a name formation war with foreign media and is losing it among those who are winning the war she named our team i'll be back with more in just a few minutes. and oil measure total is buying a twelve percent stake in russia's. didn't gas produce the number to the company in ten street crees it's takes you up to twenty percent in the next three years more in business in twenty minutes. very warm welcome gee this is live from moscow a key town in libya's oil rich east has reportedly been targeted by as strikes once again the day after forces loyal to colonel gadhafi took control of it but were later forced out by the opposition as the finding continues the un's warning of a humanitarian crisis as thousands flee the country meanwhile the libyan leader's promised more violence if u.s. or nato forces dare to intervene paul is clear has more on the situation in the region. least one hundred eighty thousand people who have so far fled l
the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says think you are in a name formation war with foreign media and is losing it among those who are winning the war she named our team i'll be back with more in just a few minutes. and oil measure total is buying a twelve percent stake in russia's. didn't gas produce the number to the company in ten street crees it's takes you up to twenty percent in the next three years more in business in twenty minutes. very warm welcome gee this is live from moscow...
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and u.s. leading the attack on libya some say it's pure vengeance but they're certainly settling accounts and taking revenge turkey says it's disturbed by france's eagerness to invade but experts believe ankara shouldn't be surprised gadhafi is accused of ordering the bombing of u.t.a. flight seven seven two which killed fifty four french men and women in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine a u.k. court found that gadhafi agents the year before planned the bombing of pan am flight one hundred three over lockerbie which killed forty three british and one hundred eighty nine u.s. citizens he blew up his intelligence agency did a terrorist bomb very similar to the lockerbie bombing the u.k. was called a flight seventy two and it blew up of an asia with the loss of everyone on board so i would argue that there's an element of revenge strong element of revenge that more recently gadhafi is hurt french commercial interests. he fly and french will for a towel have a billion dollars he also bought r
and u.s. leading the attack on libya some say it's pure vengeance but they're certainly settling accounts and taking revenge turkey says it's disturbed by france's eagerness to invade but experts believe ankara shouldn't be surprised gadhafi is accused of ordering the bombing of u.t.a. flight seven seven two which killed fifty four french men and women in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine a u.k. court found that gadhafi agents the year before planned the bombing of pan am flight one hundred...
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the u.s. general in charge. >>> under control. a new breed of air traffic controllers taking over with fresh questions about safety still in the air. >>> and hanging tough. brave new worries about the crippled nuclear plant, but we find survivors of the japanese disaster giving everyone a lesson in resilience. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. i'm lester holt in tonight for brian williams. for a seventh straight day the u.s. and its allies bombarded targets in libya, still trying to break the back of moammar gadhafi's assault on rebel-held cities. the u.s. for its part says it's prepared to take a back seat, but exactly what the ultimate goal is and even who's in charge of this operation are still somewhat ill defined tonight. nato says it plans to take full command, but is still seeking consensus on a military strategy. in a moment we'll hear from the general in charge of u.s. forces there, but first to the ground where rebels are takin
the u.s. general in charge. >>> under control. a new breed of air traffic controllers taking over with fresh questions about safety still in the air. >>> and hanging tough. brave new worries about the crippled nuclear plant, but we find survivors of the japanese disaster giving everyone a lesson in resilience. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. i'm lester holt in tonight for brian williams. for a...
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to be fair, they don't have it in the u.s. either. but we don't have an u.k. so, therefore, you have to take as gordon brown did and as i have now, sort of one off measures to deal with that situation. interesting, if you look at the u.s., the president of the united states is talk about removing some of the. so i don't think we are unique in the world when we look at this industry at the moment and the returns is getting. >> the in line in the most important daily newspaper, this morning was the cancellation by their investment. i wanted to look specifically at gas. center to have us, or have issued a statement was has all of our north sea projects including those to give the go ahead recent what they believe and doesn't plan to be still are being reevaluated. projects that a viable will be canceled or they also make the point of economics from oil and gas are completely different in that oil has a single world price whereas gas has a multiplicity of prices, a much more diffuse market. they also claim that they'll be there for a much their impact on the domes
to be fair, they don't have it in the u.s. either. but we don't have an u.k. so, therefore, you have to take as gordon brown did and as i have now, sort of one off measures to deal with that situation. interesting, if you look at the u.s., the president of the united states is talk about removing some of the. so i don't think we are unique in the world when we look at this industry at the moment and the returns is getting. >> the in line in the most important daily newspaper, this morning...
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to the stock markets now u.s. markets started the week off on a positive note with the dow and the nasdaq well i just a notch general positive picture across the board. no wonder they are with telecoms putting on some of the biggest gains boosted by better than expected increases and consumer spending europe is makes them flat misters remain cautious on renewed concerns about japan's nuclear crisis and the ongoing unrest in the middle east europe is gaining versus the dollar and c.c.p. chairman tree showing indicates rate hikes may be coming. here in russia the first trading day was positive although very flat to be our tears in my six managed to gain point two percent while they spent most of the trading session in the red take a look at some of the individual stocks energy majors losing for the session but they manage some gains at the close rosneft up one percent gazprom one point two percent banking stocks among the main losers burbank losing two thirds of a percent tom mundy chief strategist that says the rus
to the stock markets now u.s. markets started the week off on a positive note with the dow and the nasdaq well i just a notch general positive picture across the board. no wonder they are with telecoms putting on some of the biggest gains boosted by better than expected increases and consumer spending europe is makes them flat misters remain cautious on renewed concerns about japan's nuclear crisis and the ongoing unrest in the middle east europe is gaining versus the dollar and c.c.p. chairman...
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there and george kenney a former diplomat with the u.s. foreign service told me earlier that his country could spend a long time in libya just as in iraq and afghanistan. further american military intervention is almost certainly going to result in in a variety of failures and the stability that we have promoted has allowed some very un representative regimes to stay in place so that we could get cheap oil but i think it's pretty clear that the kind of environment that the united states has supported for decades has not worked to the advantage of ordinary people the problem is that on the one hand the united states said well we support peaceful demonstrations for democratic change but on the other hand the u.s. government has well if you're peaceful demonstrations don't work out so well for you we will consider supporting an armed insurrection and those are quite contradictory messages and i think that they're being received in very different ways all across the arab world when you can step to date with developments in libya online on twit
there and george kenney a former diplomat with the u.s. foreign service told me earlier that his country could spend a long time in libya just as in iraq and afghanistan. further american military intervention is almost certainly going to result in in a variety of failures and the stability that we have promoted has allowed some very un representative regimes to stay in place so that we could get cheap oil but i think it's pretty clear that the kind of environment that the united states has...
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the u.s. must send munitions. how long would it take to get there? >> well, you know, i wouldn't speculate on that. i think it's fair to say that if we wanted to get weapons into libya, we probably could. we're looking at all our options at this point. but keep in mind what we've accomplished. we have instituted a no-fly sewn that can be sustained for quite some time because it's an international effort. >> reporter: can we say we can have it in there in a day, two days? >> i'm not going to talk about operations like that, at that level. >> reporter: i want to try to clarify what you are saying today to the people of syria. we specifically asked the president, is he saying to the protesters in syria, if they meet the five criteria he laid out last night -- are you saying to them, we will be there for you as we were there in libya? >> i'm not saying that. what i'm saying is that those are the criteria that i consider in making a very difficult decision about whether to apply military force. i don't know if those circumstances could be duplicated any p
the u.s. must send munitions. how long would it take to get there? >> well, you know, i wouldn't speculate on that. i think it's fair to say that if we wanted to get weapons into libya, we probably could. we're looking at all our options at this point. but keep in mind what we've accomplished. we have instituted a no-fly sewn that can be sustained for quite some time because it's an international effort. >> reporter: can we say we can have it in there in a day, two days? >>...
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it seems that military intervention not to last i mean vesely for the u.s. led military campaign in libya was the fact that the country's leadership started using a military force against its own people and the similar situation is taking place here in syria at the moment where the country's thirty's have already deployed troops to the south of the country to stop the protestors that was natalya novikov in syria where massive countrywide demonstrations have bought promises of reform from the government. russian authorities in the southern republic of have arrested two suspects in connection with a terrorist attack at the airport in moscow in a special anti terror operation in which seventeen suspected militants have been killed thirty seven died and over one hundred were injured in the atrocity last january artie's company has. according to sources within the local security offices we know that that operation was being planned for a long time about the number of people who knew about it was minimal so that the operation could be successful we know that seven
it seems that military intervention not to last i mean vesely for the u.s. led military campaign in libya was the fact that the country's leadership started using a military force against its own people and the similar situation is taking place here in syria at the moment where the country's thirty's have already deployed troops to the south of the country to stop the protestors that was natalya novikov in syria where massive countrywide demonstrations have bought promises of reform from the...
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and u.s. army soldier arrested for allegedly passing classified information to the whistleblower website wiki leaks stands accused of putting national security at risk everyone agrees with the treatment of the manning getting food writes his supporters who gave the conditions of his detention in humane. right. here in quantico hundreds of activists and veterans have gathered outside of the military base for bradley manning is being held in solitary confinement twenty three hours a day they say he's being tortured to call for his immediate release although president obama says otherwise i have actually asked the pentagon whether or not. the procedures that have been taken in terms of his confinement are appropriate and are meeting our basic standards and they assure me that they are state department spokesman p.j. crowley called manning's treatment quote ridiculous counterproductive and stupid and was forced to resign. while manning's father denounced the pentagon for stripping his son of his c
and u.s. army soldier arrested for allegedly passing classified information to the whistleblower website wiki leaks stands accused of putting national security at risk everyone agrees with the treatment of the manning getting food writes his supporters who gave the conditions of his detention in humane. right. here in quantico hundreds of activists and veterans have gathered outside of the military base for bradley manning is being held in solitary confinement twenty three hours a day they say...
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at the time, the u.s. was mired in two wars, and as it would have it, the u.s. is engaged in another muslim country. before we go into the conversation of diplomacy, i begin by noting one of his well-worn trademarks, a pin- striped suit. i went up and step up my game, got me a nice pin-striped suit, because i knew you would have to do it. i do not care what george shultz says. all right. seriously though, i wanted to have you on, because as i was saying before we went on the air, you have such a wealth of information, a wealth of knowledge to share about diplomacy, and i wanted to have you on because that seems to be a word that has been forgotten in washington these days, and i thought we could sit for a few days and talk about diplomacy. that is it. thank you for accepting my invitation. let me start with asking you whether or not you agree with that. what it means to engage in diplomacy. >> yes, the last several years, our sense of superiority, even arrogance, has caused us to think we do not even need to engage the countries that our adversaries, and i think
at the time, the u.s. was mired in two wars, and as it would have it, the u.s. is engaged in another muslim country. before we go into the conversation of diplomacy, i begin by noting one of his well-worn trademarks, a pin- striped suit. i went up and step up my game, got me a nice pin-striped suit, because i knew you would have to do it. i do not care what george shultz says. all right. seriously though, i wanted to have you on, because as i was saying before we went on the air, you have such...
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u.s. engineers and others are explaining their options of containing the leak. >> in the small village 40 kilometers northeast of fukushima, while outside detroit exclusion zone, the people living here thought they were safe -- northeast of fukushima, well east -- outside of the exclusion zone. >> this has exceeded the data. >> the latest news from fukushima also offers no grounds for optimism. yvette tb's do not know when or even if they will be able to return home -- in evacuees -- the evacuees do not know. >> we do not know when the situation will normalize, and we do not think there will be a future for us in the city. >> operator tepco has decided to decommission four of the reactors. filling them up may be necessary. >> government and experts are considering but thesefour buildings at the fukushima-dai- ichi plant to stop the spread of the substances. >> a they will spray it with a synthetic resin to try to prevent radioactive dust from being blown away or being watched to see. in a
u.s. engineers and others are explaining their options of containing the leak. >> in the small village 40 kilometers northeast of fukushima, while outside detroit exclusion zone, the people living here thought they were safe -- northeast of fukushima, well east -- outside of the exclusion zone. >> this has exceeded the data. >> the latest news from fukushima also offers no grounds for optimism. yvette tb's do not know when or even if they will be able to return home -- in...
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he described what america as fundamental to the security of the u.s., and he said he is ready to see it serve a greater role in world affairs. the latest headlines for you on "bbc world news." the multi-national force setting up the no-fly zone over libya -- army officers and tribal leaders have joined opposition protests and in yemen. the president though says he is staying in power. abnormally high levels of radioactive substances have been found in seawater near the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant in japan. the radiation is 127 times higher than the government standard. a thousand people have died in the quick and tsunami. our correspondent sent this report. -- at 1000 people have died in the quake and tsunami. >> when the sea has taken all they know, how do you comprehend it? every landmark obliterated. even finding where his home stood is not easy to this 12- year-old. this is the first time he has been back. but for the third house on history, there is just avoid. >> my desk was up there. my dad was over here. this is where my bookshelf was. >> this is his 10-year-old sister an
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the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. is in an information war with foreign media and is losing it among those who are winning the war she named r t i'll be back with more in just a few minutes. and europe's biggest growth reduce the total is buying a twelve percent stake in russia's independent gas produced a normal range your major also plans to acquire up to twenty percent in the russian gas company more in business in twenty minutes. from our studios in moscow you're watching r t thanks for joining us the libyan leader colonel gadhafi is promising more violence if u.s. or nato forces dare to intervene well it's his latest salvo as he bids to cling to power meanwhile the u.n. is warning of a humanitarian crisis as thousands of libyans flee across the border to tunisia artie's paullus leader has more of the situation in the region at least one hundred eighty thousand people who have so far fled libya and some seventy five thousand of them arriving here. most of.
the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. is in an information war with foreign media and is losing it among those who are winning the war she named r t i'll be back with more in just a few minutes. and europe's biggest growth reduce the total is buying a twelve percent stake in russia's independent gas produced a normal range your major also plans to acquire up to twenty percent in the russian gas company more in business in twenty minutes. from our studios in moscow you're...